Bartender says “We really need a new thread”.
Chris Hansen Walks Into a Bar
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Author Archives: Paul Rogers
Hansen Group Takes Aim at SacTown?
From the Daniels report…
“Sources say Hansen’s group is pointing to a Sacramento City Commissioned “Sports Arena Site Analysis” done back in 2004. That study, still active on the city’s website as of this writing, looked at several locations for a new Kings arena. A “Cost Comparison Matrix” showed that of seven possible locations, the Downtown Plaza site (7th and K) was the most expensive.”
“At the same time, Hansen’s group will likely argue behind the scenes, that it’s Seattle deal has solid city and county approved financing, and $56 million in land.”
Pretty hefty report. Think things have been ugly so far? Just wait.
This Would Be So Hawesome
We’ve all heard the rumors about Phil Jackson possibly taking a key front office position in Seattle if the Kings morph into the Sonics next season.
Does that mean Brian Shaw would be our coach? Possibly. Would Phil see Nate McMillan as a coach he could work with? Maybe.
There would be no ifs, ands, or buts about one thing, however. If Phil Jackson becomes the master chef of our team, the “triangle offense” will be one of his main recipes.
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Running Out of Reasons
Cautious optimism. That is the way most of us have been trying to approach our situation ever since Chris Hansen’s arena proposal first surfaced a year ago.
At first, ‘optimism’ was the challenge of that phrase. We had been beaten down for four years and had no reason to truly believe that our local government would step up the way they needed to, no matter how good of a deal Hansen presented them. We really had no reason to believe at the time that Hansen could come through either.
We forced ourselves to be optimistic.
That Really Important Series in 1996
When we think of 1996, our fondest memory is one of elation when the Sonics won a seven game punching match with the scrappy, annoying, and very good Utah Jazz to advance to the Finals.
With good reason.